Stephen LeDrew speaks with Mehtab Sangha, a student at the Rotman School of Management, about the escalating crisis surrounding Iran, regime violence, and the possibility of change.
As tensions continue between Iran, Israel, and the United States, the conversation turns to one central question: can the Iranian regime ever change peacefully — or has the situation moved beyond diplomacy?
LeDrew argues that the Iranian government has spent decades repressing its own population while pursuing regional aggression and instability. Sangha pushes back, warning about the consequences of war and arguing that lasting change must ultimately come from the Iranian people themselves.
The discussion explores protests inside Iran, regime crackdowns, civilian casualties, and the challenge of supporting democratic movements under authoritarian rule.